Santa Fe, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 63,700 jobs in Santa Fe, New Mexico in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 70,081 employed persons for the month. Santa Fe added 600 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 265 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Santa Fe job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	63,700	+600	+600
CPS	70,081	+265	+989

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Santa Fe, New Mexico Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Santa Fe as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Santa Fe, New Mexico

CES employment for Santa Fe peaked in September 2007 at 67,700. Since then 4,000 jobs have been lost in Santa Fe according to the employer survey. From a trough of 61,200 in November 2009, Santa Fe has gained 2,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 76,115 for Santa Fe in January 2007. 6,034 jobs have been lost in Santa Fe since then according to the household survey. From a August 2014 low of 67,725, Santa Fe has added 2,356 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Santa Fe, New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	63,700	600	70,081	265
January 2018	63,100	400	69,816	231
December 2017	62,700	-700	69,585	278
November 2017	63,400	100	69,307	-197
October 2017	63,300	100	69,504	-466
September 2017	63,200	400	69,970	15
August 2017	62,800	-300	69,955	614
July 2017	63,100	100	69,341	-136
June 2017	63,000	200	69,477	113
May 2017	62,800	-100	69,364	162
April 2017	62,900	-700	69,202	-104
March 2017	63,600	500	69,306	214